Colorado · Garfield County
Occurrence
Dade Prospect
Garfield County, Colorado, United States
Silver
Lead
Copper
Zinc
Gold
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Description
John Dade And Earl Cook
Commodities
Primary
Silver, Lead
Tertiary
Copper, Zinc, Gold
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Solution Cavities In Limestone
Materials
Ore minerals
Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Malachite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Leadville Limestone
Associated rock
Basalt · Basalt Flows And Intrusives
Structure
White River Uplift, White River Uplift, Unnamed Faults
Tectonic setting
Colorado Platform; Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Alteration
Some Oxidation Of Sulfides
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1940
Identification
Deposit ID
10013510
MRDS ID
D009855
Alternate names
Miners Dream, Claims: Mile High
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
39.85109, -107.39537
References
MALLORY, W.W., AND OTHERS, 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FLAT TOPS PRIMITIVE AREA, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1230-C